Overview
Dr O'Brian is passionate about simulation and has implemented a simulation curriculum for the pediatric residents. She is also interested in medical education and is the director of education for pediatric emergency medicine. Scholarly interests include simulation and point-of-care ultrasound.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Low-Fidelity, In Situ, Accessible Pediatric Mass Casualty Incident Simulation to Evaluate and Improve Pediatric Readiness.
Journal Article MedEdPORTAL · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Existing mass casualty incident (MCI) simulations rely on high-fidelity patient simulators, which are cost-prohibitive and often exclude pediatric patients. To address the need for deployable, low-fidelity pediatric MCI simulations, we develo ... Full text Link to item CiteMultidisciplinary pediatric trauma simulation curriculum in conjunction with a trauma resuscitation cognitive aid improves resident performance
Journal Article Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education · January 3, 2024 Full text CiteUse of pediatric trauma simulations to facilitate exposure to pediatric trauma resuscitations during training.
Journal Article Surgery · December 2023 BACKGROUND: Pediatric traumas are often high-acuity but are low-frequency compared to adult trauma activations. This is reflected in the relatively limited experience with these events during training. Although some principles of trauma resuscitation are s ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Maryland, Baltimore ·
2014
M.D.